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History has a tendency to repeat itself, especially in the sports world.

Three years removed from making history, one Maple Leafs winger finds himself in a similar position, one he was in when he was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2010 post season. 

Ironically enough, James van Riemsdyk is looking to fuel another comeback against the Boston Bruins. Though the Leafs have started their comeback being down 3-1 in the series as opposed to the steep hole the Flyers faced in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals when down 3-0 to the Bruins, the same mantra goes for Toronto: one game at ...

The Flyers found out where they will pick in the 2013 Amateur Draft in June.

Not moving anywhere up or down in the draft order, the Flyers earned the 11th pick in the draft. The draft will take place on June 30 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

The only big upset of the draft lottery was the Colorado Avalanche taking the number one pick from the Florida Panthers, who had the worst record and the best odds in the NHL. Florida was at a 25% chance of winning the lottery while the Avs had an 18.5% chance of winning.

The Flyers may not be getting their hands on Seth Jones, Jonathan Drouin or Nathan MacKinnon but they can certainly find some talent at the 11 spot.

A lot of people are discussing what position the Flyers will pick and the general consensus has them looking to sure up the blue line. Here are five defensemen to look for at that point of the draft:

The storyline couldn't have been drawn up any more perfect for Flyers prospect Jason Akeson.

Playing in his home town, Akeson made his NHL debut in the final game of the 2013 season, a 2-1 win for the Flyers against the Ottawa Senators. What made the moment even more sweet for Akeson was the fact he scored his first NHL goal in that game as well.

“Just playing in an NHL game was something special; something I’ll always remember,” Akeson said. “And to score a goal, it makes it that much more special.”

Just three minutes and 46 seconds into the game, Akeson found the back of the net, scoring the game's first goal. It was just the second shift of his NHL career.

(Photo: Jake Akeson holds up his 1st NHL goal puck. Photo courtesy of the Flyers Facebook/Twitter page)

It's over, done, final. The Flyers season concludes tonight in Ottawa where they take on a playoff-bound Senators team looking to add to their point totals and climb in the playoff seeding. The Flyers will look to force Ottawa into a bad playoff match-up and finish the season on a four-game winning streak and above .500.